Why I hate "look how fast I ride" videos.

[Patrick]

I'm with you on that.

They don't have to be hidden or you "speeding" either. Had a blind dog decide to run in front of me when I was at only travlling at about 10kph. Could easily have broken a bone or two, even been knocked out if I'd dropped the bike.

So thats what happened to ya on that Whangamomona ride last season Bonez?

the point I was making was paying attention to what is happening around you.

I am constantly surprised at the ammount of 'i went into a corner and gravel just appeared'
There is always an exception to the rule but in alot of cases, paying attention to where your bike is going to be in the time it takes to stop will avoid the hidden part of the hidden danger.

And a good point too... the point I was making is - "There is always an exception to the rule..." You just never know when that exception will up and bite ya.

[98tls]

Done something similar, Out on a country road, having a barrel of fun, see a tractor a few hundred metres ahead, no worries, I hold my speed, get closer, notice he is towing a freaking ute,no worries, Nearly caught up with him, just as I wind her on to pass he pulls out onto the opposite side of the road and passes another bigger tractor, I had just wound the old cow up, the road has disappeared and I'm about to go under the back of a ute being towed by a damn tractor doing 15km/h.

So, Its back of tractor A with mean mowing attachment, Back of Tractor B towing ute, or Plan C, Off the brakes, hit the gas and power the HD though the roadside ditch and back onto the road in front of the tractors, The drivers of which are having a chat to each other as they block the entire road, As I spit the dummy swearing like fuck, giving them the finger and shaking my fist they both look a little bemused by the twit on the bike who suddenly appeared and give me a friendly wave...

That's the thing about country folk, Friendly to a fault.

Nice,had me flinching as i read it,can imagine they said wtf as you went passed and carried on dicussing the price of nuts.

[Headbanger]

Nice,had me flinching as i read it,can imagine they said wtf as you went passed and carried on dicussing the price of nuts.

I'm convinced they never noticed a thing until I was riding in front of them yelling abuse.And they had no idea why I was upset or where I came from.

Sure as hell didn't look in his mirror before pulling a passing manoeuvre that would have blocked the road for a good 1km. Thought my eyes were playing tricks on me when one funky big arse tractor suddenly became two.

[Bonez]

So thats what happened to ya on that Whangamomona ride last season Bonez?

No. Still haven't figured that one out.

Nice day, nice road, then THUMP!!!

[98tls]

I'm convinced they never noticed a thing until I was riding in front of them yelling abuse.And they had no idea why I was upset or where I came from.

Be proud mate,come a summers evening sittin on the porch they probably sing a song titled "ahh saw the lord".

[quickbuck]

shit CAN happen at any speed.
a neck can be broken fallin off a chair.
we just have to be as careful as the conditions allow.
2 k's faster and the goat and blind dog wouldn't have even got to the road.
k seraa seraa(so)

Ummm, a couple of k faster and I would have cut the goat in half.. at best....

You are right though, it isn't about the speed really, it is about the timing....
I did have a dog run between my front wheel and my fairing on my CBR400 once.... We both lived.

Yeah, Key Seraa Seraa....

[marty]

A perfect example is the driveway being passed at 4'09''.

The road curves slightly to the left and goes up over a slight brow. Immediately before the driveway is a hedge and then a stand of trees. I refuse to believe that marty had a clear view of the driveway or that anyone coming out of the driveway would have a clear view of a very rapidly approaching motorcycle.

It's this sort of shit that kills motorcyclists.

luckily i don't have to prove or justify anything to you, however, at said driveway, as the road is green from being constantly wet and covered in pine needles, and there always being stones across the road at that point, and you can see the driveway from the approach to the crest, i'll take it at a speed appropriate to the information i have at the time.

i tell you what, if i crash, you can say 'i told you so'

BTW, Scotsman Valley is 7.5km long. i usually roll it in a casual 4-5 minutes.

[98tls]

luckily i don't have to prove or justify anything to you, however, at said driveway, as the road is green from being constantly wet and covered in pine needles, and there always being stones across the road at that point, and you can see the driveway from the approach to the crest, i'll take it at a speed appropriate to the information i have at the time.

i tell you what, if i crash, you can say 'i told you so'

In the meantime how about one on a real tight twisty road marty,seems a great recording set-up you have,havent ridden up your way but there must be some twisty stuff,on a Busa it would provide some nice rear end action.

[piston broke]

A perfect example is the driveway being passed at 4'09''.

The road curves slightly to the left and goes up over a slight brow. Immediately before the driveway is a hedge and then a stand of trees. I refuse to believe that marty had a clear view of the driveway or that anyone coming out of the driveway would have a clear view of a very rapidly approaching motorcycle.

It's this sort of shit that kills motorcyclists.

and how many seconds of the day is that driveway used?
the faster a bike goes past it lessens the chance of someone coming out of it

[marty]

In the meantime how about one on a real tight twisty road marty,seems a great recording set-up you have,havent ridden up your way but there must be some twisty stuff,on a Busa it would provide some nice rear end action.

i just ride what i ride - if twisty stuff comes my way then so be it, otherwise i'm usually going somewhere. i don't make videos just to appease KB. the scotsmans valley one was taken on the way to flying at whitianga - there's a flying video i took on the same day somewhere too.

[BarBender]

These serve no purpose other than to encourage new motorcycle riders to think "Fuck, I bet I could do that road just as fast".
I can hear the answers already.........
"I'm trying to showcase New Zealands natural beauty" - bullshit, you'd go slower.
"You're never going to stop new rider from being idiots" - maybe, but we sure as fuck don't need to encourage them.

On the odd occassion I've given you the benefit of the doubt.
But this time, what I thought was a promising start has unfortunately gone nowhere...

Largely because you have this complete inability to keep your comments from being personal. And when the shit hits the fan, you run and hide and on the odd occassion will apologise in private or show yourself in public to be a nice guy.

I dont buy it. In this thread alone you doubt the maturity of those who post 'said' videos and then compare them to cancer while simultaneously describing the nature of those who watch them as credulous.

And now your talking about the distance between powerpoles???

You're not a sledgehammer.
You're the coward in the clocktower with the snipers rifle.

[98tls]

i just ride what i ride - if twisty stuff comes my way then so be it, otherwise i'm usually going somewhere. i don't make videos just to appease KB. the scotsmans valley one was taken on the way to flying at whitianga - there's a flying video i took on the same day somewhere too.

Yea fair call,i came across a guy over on the coast awhile back on a Busa and we did the staircase from Fox and over the hill,bloody riot it was and on the other side when we stopped he couldnt get the silly grin off his face.

[Swoop]

I get your point Katman people may be influenced be these guys doing crazy speeds,wheelies etc but they cant be all be that easily influenced as Im sure they dont all rush out in their undies and dance on a moving car, now that takes balls

I have yet to see an outbreak, on the open road, of two guys on a bike trying to snatch a sausage in the mouth...
Perhaps kataflam's prophesy has yet to come true?

You, marty, beyond and many others are all part of Motorcycling's cancer.

Ahh. Another gem that gives you the deserved reputation that you enjoy. Keep up the ,good work.

Gotta take issue here on this one... It is why it is called a hidden danger - it can spring up 10 feet in front of ya.

I know of a Roadking getting surprised by a kid leaping out of a ditch, a wild boar trotting out of the bush right in front of another biker, not to mention the odd hawk scoffing out on roadkill, camoflaged in the long grass.... just to name a few.....

Don't forget "trees"!
Not only a hazard to lightning, but also for bikers...

[Katman]

I stand by the "cancer" comment.

Those riders who choose to flagrantly display an irresponsible attitude towards the safety of themselves and others are all part of the slow and insidious decay of the freedom of Motorcycling as we know it.

Which brings me back to the whole video thing.

They are nothing but a "look at the size of my cock" statement.

[Mom]

I hope you never have a loved one die a cancer death mate. Appalling similie.